The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) announces that Shai Barbut has been selected as the 2016 AMSA International Lectureship Award. The International Lectureship Award was established to honor an individual for internationally recognized contributions to the field of meat science and technology and is sponsored by Hawkins, Inc. Dr. Barbut will be honored at the AMSA 69th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) Awards banquet on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in San Angelo, Texas.
Dr. Barbut is a professor in Canada’s premier agricultural college at the University of Guelph, Ontario in the Food Science Department. In addition, he is the Research Advisor for Marel-Stork, a major meat processing equipment manufacturer. In these roles, he has a truly international influence in all aspects of academia, industry, and government. He is a career-long industry leader in all respects with a unique and largely unequalled understanding of world-wide meat processing, foreign agricultural regulations, and technology development based on regional needs. He has shared this knowledge and expertise with AMSA and made it a stronger organization. AMSA has benefited tremendously from his continued involvement and unique internationally-based perspectives.